Hose-draining device



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Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

ARCHIE BOSWELL, 0F PRINCETON, INDIANA.

HOSE-DRAINING- DEVICE.

Application filed November 13, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARCHIE BOSWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Gibson and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose-Draining Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a device for facilitating the draining of fire and other hose after they have been used and before they are placed upon their supporting reels or racks.

Another object of the invention is to pr vide the device with a pair of handles so that it can be supported by two men and with a rotary member over which the hose passes as the men walk along, thus elevating the hose to drain the water therefrom.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view therethrough, the section being taken through one of the members 3.

Figure 3 is a View of one of the memhere 3.

Figure 41- is a view of the member 1.

As shown in these views the tool consists of a tubular member 1 and a pair of discs 2 at each end thereof. The ends of the tubular member rest upon the curved Serial No. 600,779.

parts of threaded bushings which are connected together by the tie rod 4 which passes through the tubular member and has its threaded ends engaging the threaded reduced ends of the bushings. Each b ushing is threaded upon a thinrble 5 which is carried by a handle 6. Each handle has therein a stay rod 7 which has its end threaded to the t-himble, as shown at 8. W

From the foregoing it will be se fthat the member is rotatably mounted on the bushings which are connected with the handles by the thimbles, these thimbles being connected with the handles by the stay rods. The bushings are connected together by the tie rod 4.

The device is carried by two men, each one of which grasps a handle and they walk along with the device with the hose passing over the rotary member so that the hose is elevated to cause the water to flow therefrom. Thus the hose is easily and quickly drained Without damage to the same.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

\Vhat I claim is A device of the class described comprising a drum, a pair of bushings having hearing parts thereon for rotatably supporting the drum, a tie rod connecting the bushings together, a pair of handles, thimbles thereon threaded to the bushings and a stay rod in each handle connected with the thimbles.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ARCHIE BOSWELL. 

